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प्रश्न
Examine the position of Zamindars in the Mughal Village Society.
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उत्तर
- Zamindars who were landed proprietors who also enjoyed certain social and economic privileges by virtue of their superior status in rural society.
- The held extensive personal lands termed milkiyat, meaning property. Milkiyat lands were cultivated for the private use of zamindars, often with the help of hired or servile labour.
- Zamindars also derived their power from the fact that they could often collect revenue on behalf of the state, a service for which they were compensated financially. Control over military resources was another source of power.
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Write a short essay (about 250-300 words) on the following:
Examine the role played by zamindars in Mughal India.
With which of the following methods, Zamindari consolidation was done in the Mughal period?
The Zamindars held large area of personal lands known as ______.
The system where Bengal Zamindars remunerated the artisans with a small daily allowance was called ______.
Examine the condition of zamindars in Mughal agrarian society.
